Retirement.
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Getting up when you're done sleeping is the key; don't go back to sleep thinking you need more.
"I could've had a Mi Querida!" Nick Bardis5 -
Don't worry, Tony. Before you know it you'll be busier than when you were working.
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Sleeping is over rated Tony, get up and go fix something like you've always done.
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I've been retired all my life.
- I'm on a fixed income provided to me by the government.
- I have a hobby that I do all day that makes me cuss often.
- I'm generally grumpy
- I can't poop most days.
I am the Troll Jesus. Follow me, my children, or clutch your pearls tightly.
@ScotchnSmoke still sux lots of large wéiners. And tons of small ones.9 -
So we have now managed to make it halfway across the nation.
Broken parts, visiting family and all that has slowed our progress alot.Not one of my better ideas, but everyone says it will be worth it.
Not sure about that, but pretty sure I'm gonna be broke and it will take me about 6 months to recoup that money.Being retired is getting expensive.
In Fumo Pax
Money can't buy happiness, but it can buy cigars and that's close enough.Wylaff said:Atmospheric pressure and crap.13 -
Never been to devils tower. Was about an hour away and we weren't on a sightseeing tour. Those are some beautiful pictures. The drive is worth the expense. America has some beautiful scenery.
Trapped in the People's Communist Republic of Massachusetts.
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@0patience said:
Day 1 of retirement.
Found out that sleeping in sucks.
My body hated it. Feels like I took punches all night.
How do people do that?
Get up early and take a nap mid-day
“It has been a source of great pain to me to have met with so many among [my] opponents who had not the liberality to distinguish between political and social opposition; who transferred at once to the person, the hatred they bore to his political opinions.” —Thomas Jefferson (1808)
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@silvermouse said:
Don't worry, Tony. Before you know it you'll be busier than when you were working.No you won't.You'll just set the bar lower and think you're busy.
“It has been a source of great pain to me to have met with so many among [my] opponents who had not the liberality to distinguish between political and social opposition; who transferred at once to the person, the hatred they bore to his political opinions.” —Thomas Jefferson (1808)
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We made it most the way.
Stopping north of Clarksville, TN tonight. Then figuring out what we're gonna do.
We have an offer to run our truck out of Savannah, so we may continue down to Georgia. We might stay the winter in Georgia and run the truck, then look at buying something in Tennessee,In Fumo Pax
Money can't buy happiness, but it can buy cigars and that's close enough.Wylaff said:Atmospheric pressure and crap.3 -
So you went for a ride with no destination? Bigger balls than me...or something. Good luck with whatever happens next Tony I wish you the best
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@Jrflickster said:
So you went for a ride with no destination? Bigger balls than me...or something. Good luck with whatever happens next Tony I wish you the bestWhen we started, we had a destination.
Then things went a little sideways.
We were already committed and too far to turn back.Sometimes, you go in blind and it all works out.
An business off came my way tonight, that if it works out, could be the profit I need.Sometimes, being nice and offering a little help gives you good karma.
In Fumo Pax
Money can't buy happiness, but it can buy cigars and that's close enough.Wylaff said:Atmospheric pressure and crap.6 -
@Jrflickster said:
So you went for a ride with no destination?Not all who wander……are lost.
Sometimes the journey is more valuable than the actual destination.I got my first SS deposit in July.
I was sort of forced in to early retirement when Covid closed the casino.
My teamsters pension doesn’t start until I’m 65, so the next 3 years are going to be lean. I’m willing and able to work but I really don’t want another “job”.
My wife has 3 years left on her contact with UNM so we will be here getting rid of stuff and fixing the house to sell.
Blah blah blah…..Friends don't let good friends smoke cheap cigars.4 -
Welcome back Michael
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@Guitarded said:
@Jrflickster said:
So you went for a ride with no destination?Not all who wander……are lost.
Sometimes the journey is more valuable than the actual destination.I got my first SS deposit in July.
I was sort of forced in to early retirement when Covid closed the casino.
My teamsters pension doesn’t start until I’m 65, so the next 3 years are going to be lean. I’m willing and able to work but I really don’t want another “job”.
My wife has 3 years left on her contact with UNM so we will be here getting rid of stuff and fixing the house to sell.
Blah blah blah…..Every time someone here in Vegas is farting around on their phone and doesn’t realize the action is on them, I think of you retiring early lol.
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Thanks for the thoughts Calvin …..I don’t miss it.
Friends don't let good friends smoke cheap cigars.1 -
Staying few days in a place called Parker Crossroads, TN.
Looking at a place in Camden, TN..
Not holding my breath, as property seems to go quick.
If I can find a place to rent a spot to put my semi trailer, it would help.In Fumo Pax
Money can't buy happiness, but it can buy cigars and that's close enough.Wylaff said:Atmospheric pressure and crap.0 -
It's no doubt regional, but the Fed's rate increase along w/ inflation is slowing down the housing market in some parts. Maybe the demand will slow down and the supply will go up where you're looking.
"I could've had a Mi Querida!" Nick Bardis1 -
Found a place to store my semi for $25/month in Gleason, TN.
So one problem taken care of.
Now to get figured out what we are gonna do.
Seems that I have $1100 going out per month and since my pension is the only income they will allow, since my truck is a new business, they won't consider that income, my debt to income ratio is high.Never ending merry go round.
In Fumo Pax
Money can't buy happiness, but it can buy cigars and that's close enough.Wylaff said:Atmospheric pressure and crap.0 -
Retirement is over rated. LOL!
Back to work, back to work.I ended up going to work for Peterbilt. Not the money I am used to, but with my pension, it evens out.
The thing that really pissed me off is I applied for a fleet manager position at another company and instead of hiring a guy with 40 years handling fleets, they hired a pup, with little experience, who they could start at a low pay scale.
These companies who say they don't age discrimate are full of it.
They see a person's age and promptly move the application to the bottom of the list.On the bright side, I may have a chance at a Fleet maintenance manager position.
Probably not gonna get that one either, cause of age.When you're 30 or 40, credentials will get you somewhere. Once you hit 50, forget it.
And having worked only 2 places in 40 years accounts for nothing.Amazing.
In Fumo Pax
Money can't buy happiness, but it can buy cigars and that's close enough.Wylaff said:Atmospheric pressure and crap.9 -
Tony, in other cultures old folks are called elders. Those old folks are respected and treated with honor as they are the teachers. I know you know this. Our dominate culture is so superficial.
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This has been the theme from our entertainment industry and other cultural influences for a long time.
Dad is clueless, Mom isn't much better, but she's female, so she must be better somehow. Only the kids know what's really going on. They are the wise ones with understanding."If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed. If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." -- Mark Twain4 -
https://www.wired.com/story/high-tech-cars-killing-the-traditional-auto-repair-shop/
“We're getting a lot more techie students, who are interested in computers and software and pretty whizzy with an iPhone and an iPad,” he says. When one of his shops decided to certify a technician in Kia, Nissan, and Fiat Chrysler repair, he nominated his youngest technician—making an investment in the repair industry’s future.
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How to tell a mechanic he's too old without telling him he's too old.
Thank you for applying to our EQUIPMENT FIELD TECHNICIAN position. Although your qualifications and experience are notable, we are moving forward with other candidates whose qualifications moreh closely match our business needs at this time.
In Fumo Pax
Money can't buy happiness, but it can buy cigars and that's close enough.Wylaff said:Atmospheric pressure and crap.2 -
That sucks.
Keep your head up Tony, you don't want to be there anyways.
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Agreed. I'm working now, but some of the jobs I applied for pay way more money.
It just gets irritating to be "over qualified".
Which is short for too old.In Fumo Pax
Money can't buy happiness, but it can buy cigars and that's close enough.Wylaff said:Atmospheric pressure and crap.2 -
“Business needs” = someone that doesn’t know what they’re doing so we can pay them a fraction of the salary just to say we have someone in the position
If it don’t bother me, it don’t bother me. Just leave me alone.
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Luckily for me my industry is so short of people they’re begging people to come out of retirement. The big outfits are offering upwards of 5-8,0000$ signup bonuses. Depending on which rivers you can run. Just got to stick around for 6 months.
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@Rhamlin
The mechanic industry is having a hard time finding techs.
I never figured my age was gonna be an issue, but clearly I was wrong.
Only Peterbilt seems to think old people are worth hiring.In Fumo Pax
Money can't buy happiness, but it can buy cigars and that's close enough.Wylaff said:Atmospheric pressure and crap.2 -
Funny how they keep raising the age of retirement, collecting social security etc., but age discrimination is never upheld by the courts. I have a friend who worked for years at a large hospital out west, was a supervisor most of the time. Suddenly at the age of 60 was let go, along with everyone else 60 and over. But, it wasn't age discrimination. The court said so.
"If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed. If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." -- Mark Twain5 -
@0patience said:
@Rhamlin
The mechanic industry is having a hard time finding techs.
I never figured my age was gonna be an issue, but clearly I was wrong.
Only Peterbilt seems to think old people are worth hiring.I'd hire an old-timer just to help impart some wisdom and know-how onto the younger fellas. Lord knows many of us young bucks need it!
"Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another." - Proverbs 27:17
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